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Support for JobMaker scheme

On Tuesday we supported 2 of 11 amendments to the JobMaker scheme but on receiving new information on Wednesday afternoon we changed our position. We listen and when we get new data we have the courage and integrity to review our position. There was concern that employers would put off older workers and only employ […]

Government avoids basing policy on robust science

I gave the following speech this afternoon in response to the Greens wanting even more damaging climate policies. Transcript One Nation does not support this motion. One Nation supports policies that are based on empirical scientific evidence. Without robust scientific evidence policies are not worth the paper they’re written on. By avoiding robust scientific evidence […]

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Labor Preference Destructive Greens

Labor preference destructive Greens Today, Labor’s Murray Watt put forward a Motion claiming that the Greens and One Nation’s Queensland State policies would do great economic damage to Queensland. Why then did the Labor party preference the Greens? Queensland’s economy is a basket case, certainly nothing to be proud of. One Nation want to remove […]

Lest We Forget

Today I honour those men and women who willingly answering the call to duty. Lest We Forget. Transcript The men and women of our Australian Defence Force have a history of willingly answering the call for duty to protect our freedoms and our sovereignty. They do so sometimes at huge personal sacrifice, whether that be […]

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Removing red, green & blue tape to create jobs

Transcript Senator Roberts. Thank you, Madam Acting Deputy President. I thank Senator Polly for this opportunity to discuss job creation. In Australia, we accept that the government should provide the infrastructure and then get out of the way and let the employers create jobs. The less red tape, green tape and blue tape, nobbling free […]

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Government proposed integrity commission

Transcript Senator Roberts I seek leave to make a short statement. Is leave granted? Leave is granted for one minute, Senator Roberts. Thank you. I support this motion concerning the need to create a credible and effective integrity commission. The integrity commission once established must offer the features as identified by the Centre for Public […]

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Media has no authority to call US election

Transcript I serve the people of Queensland in Australia. Yet, I’ve lived, worked and studied for five years in the USA and travelled through all 50 states. And I know that under the United States Constitution, the declaration of the polls in a presidential election is not made by the media nor by political parties […]

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Senator Roberts calls for Fitzgibbon to resign from Parliament

Member for the seat of Hunter, Mr Joel Fitzgibbon MP, ought to resign and offer the voters a real choice for representation at a by-election. Senator Roberts said, “Mr Fitzgibbon’s resignation from the ALP cabinet over climate policy is damming confirmation that Labor no longer represents blue-collar workers. “He cannot be effective sitting on the back-bench […]